Fox News Poll: Nail-biter in Maine Senate race

Maine's Senate contest is deadlocked, according to a Fox News survey of likely voters taken after the October 15 debate. Republican Susan Collins and Democrat Troy Jackson each draw 49%, even though the electorate is gloomy. Only 12% think their household is doing better financially than it was two years earlier, and President Donald Trump's approval stands at 37% against 62% disapproval, with 54% disapproving strongly.

That sour backdrop creates trouble for Collins, who is pursuing a sixth term and is the lone Republican senator on the ballot from a state Trump lost in 2024. A majority, 53%, worry she sides with Trump too often, while 46% fear Jackson leans too far left. Both have negative favorability: Jackson at 47% favorable and 49% unfavorable, Collins at 47% and 51%. Voters narrowly prefer Democratic control of the Senate, 53% to 45%.

Turnout dynamics favor Jackson for now. Democrats show more intense interest than Republicans, 79% to 61%, and he leads handily among the one in five who have already voted. Collins, though, holds a 12-point edge among those planning to vote on Election Day, which is a slim majority.

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